Determination
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It took me twenty seven years to finally realize that you can't care what people think,
Because at the end of the day, they will not be the ones to help you when your boat starts to sink.
Shame on you for treating me like dirt,
And for trying to get me to feel hurt.
I am starting to see how miserable you are,
And that you want me to feel the pain of your scars.
You hurt me in ways I can’t even explain,
And now I wish that I never even bothered to ask you your name.
You put me through so much pain,
If there is something in your life that you don’t like, you can fix it,
As long as you realize that you can never quit.
Even when things get hard, you can’t give in,
At a certain point, even the nicest people end up needing a break,
Because you are tired of everyone hiding behind a mask and being fake.
For the longest time, the bigger person was always me,
And always forgiving people and never being able to see.
How they always took me for granted,
Even though things look bad now, this is not the end,
And you feel like you are making the same mistakes again and again.
You have it in you to keep going,
At this point, it seems like there is nothing left for you to lose,
And you are reminded of everyone of your failures due to every cut, scar, and bruise.
Just like so many other times in your past,
Going after the same goal again and again,
And it feels like no matter what you do, it is never going to end.
That you can’t seem to get it right,
I’m coming for everything they said I would never be able to get,
And I am not going to give up, just because I am not there yet.
Unlike last time, this time is not going to be the same,
Because I am the one who got myself into this mess, and I am the only person who I can blame.
It’s time to go ghost and just focus on you,
And even though you’re tired, you know what it is that you have to do.
It’s time to focus on the future, and to finally let go of the past,
After being broken for so long, it feels like the pieces are coming together,
Because you were able to keep going, even through the terrible weather.
The one person in my life who was supposed to be there for me showed me not to rely on
anyone,
And don’t you dare think for one second that I need support from you to get anything done.
How do you let go of everything that you know?
How do you move on from the past that you know you need to let go?
How do you make yourself okay again after breaking apart for so long?
You know you need to change your habits that shape who you are everyday,
Because deep down you know there is no other way.
Forget you for making me think that I wasn’t good enough,
Forget you for leaving me when you knew I was going through something and things were
tough.
I don’t ever want to hear you say that again,
That you’re thinking about giving up just because things look like they are going to end.
In case you didn’t notice, you are getting distracted again,
By these people who keep letting you down when you thought they were your friends.
You think of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, and it seems like such a beautiful thing.
You don’t think deeply about all of the pain and suffering that change can bring.
And just like that, you are back to square one,
Feeling like you have nothing left and that you are already done.
But you have been doing this for too long to give it up now,
How do you keep going when you feel so lost?
How much are you willing to sacrifice for what you want? What will be the cost?
How do you keep going when it feels like nothing is going right?
Sometimes it feels like that loop is never going to end,
And that you keep living the same day over and over again.
As hard as you try to break those habits, it never seems to stop,
Disappear for a while and allow yourself to remember who you are,
Allow yourself to embrace every single one of your scars.
Remember who you truly are and where you have come from,
It can be hard to keep going when your brain is telling you that you aren’t good enough,
And changing those thoughts in your mind is always going to be tough.
And as I look down, I see the blood and tears splattered all over the floor,
Because it seems like every time I try to open it, there is always someone there to close the door.
Just like that, we are back to square one,
Having to start over, because of all of the things that were done.
The things that I went through that I never talked about before,
After all this time, I finally realized what I need to do,
And that is to let go of everything that I went through.
To finally forgive you after everything that went down,
Last night was the last time that I will allow myself to feel this way,
Because you are no longer going to control my thoughts everyday.
I have finally realized that I can do so much better than you,
And just like that, I don’t have any of the memories anymore,
And it feels like I am one step closer to closing that door.
It was one of the hardest things that I ever had to do,
When it first happened, I thought I would never be able to make it through,
Because everything that I did reminded me of you.
And I thought that I would never be able to love again,
I am starting to realize that you know you were wrong,
Because I was giving you what you wanted all along.
You know that she will never treat you better than me,
Just when I started to feel upset, it all started to come true,
That the dreams that I had working for were finally coming through.
I have to keep reminding myself that I knew that this was not going to be an easy task,
And it is simple to keep it together during the day, but lose it at night when you take off your mask.
If you stop now, then what was the point of all of this in the first place?
Because you can't quit now when you are this close to finishing the race.
Even if it seems like there is no finish line in sight,
It always seems as if it is one step forward, and one step back,
And that when things go wrong, it is because of the strength that you seem to lack.
Sometimes I feel like I don't give myself the credit that I deserve,
Because I always get back on track when things get tough, when others would not have the nerve.
Thing always seem to get hard right before the miracles occur,
And sometimes it is easier to wish for things to go back to how they once were.
You really thought I would give you the privilege to stop me,
But you have no idea who I am and the person that I am trying to be.
You so badly wanted to believe that I was broken,
Sometimes, all you can do is hold yourself together and try your best to stay strong,
Even when it feels like everyone is against you and that everything you are doing is wrong.
As I have gotten older, I realized a couple of things about who I am,
And that is that I tend to leave a lot of how I feel about myself to other people, but I am really tired of giving a damn.
Sometimes things don't always work out the way that we had planned,
And sometimes these things that are falling apart start to get you, and it gets to the point where you feel like you can't even stand.
It took me a long time to realize that no matter what you do, you can not please everyone,
And that you will only drive yourself crazy trying to accomplish this because it is a task that will never be done.
It took me a long time to realize that there is only so much that you can blame others for,
And that if you want to change your life, it is up to you to be the one to close that door.
You tried your best to break me,
You thought you could shake me.
You wanted to try and fight me,
You thought you had defeated me.
You thought you had me knocked down,
It took me a long time to realize that the thing that is keeping you going is not always something that you are able to see,
And that even when everyone else is against you, you can not allow them to deter you from who you want to be.
You know when it finally hits you and you get tired of your own bullshit,
And it becomes too much and all you can think about is how bad you want to quit?
The games that little boys playgive them the strength to conquerthat naive drivethey have insidecomes out strong, i’m sure.
I have come to realize that at the end of the day, nothing is going to change.
I don't know why it took me so long to realize that the way everyone was acting was strange.
Life Throws Barriers
Life won’t throw enough lemons
To see the world differently.
You must believe
through all the struggles and despair
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between optimism and reality,
And it can be hard to be able to persevere when it feels like those dreams are getting harder and harder to see.
Sometimes it is hard to wake up and realize that there is no one there and you are all alone,
You're surrounded by family, but they make you feel unloved, so that is nowhere near being called a home.
Is it stupid to believe that you are capable of anything that you set your mind to?
Do some people feel like that no matter how hard you work they may never come true?
Why is it so hard to get better when that is what you really want to do?
Some days it is easy, and other days it is so hard that the thought of being in control is something that you can't do.
She was a distinctive girl who likes to switch up her image, says the bottle of hair dye
On the glossy white bathroom counters
A patient girl too, says the oil paint drying
<p>Living life without a careDon't even worry about my hairHomesickness snakes throughout my skinBut every day is a win</p> <p>As a person, I have grownMore than I could ever have knownI have become braverEvery day I feel less a
“A disastrous war will lead to our freedom.”
Or so, you say.
“There is no path. It’s the only way.”
Fight to the bitter end
The sight of those fires
Seeking air in their confines
Gives a reflection
Elsewhere, far from themselves
Those who lost their light
And constantly struggle
To shine regardless
Holding up the sky
News blaring, eyes staring, accusations thrown as
grenades to the other side. It sometimes-
It sometimes just becomes too much to see the
Let our hearts be strong,
Let our minds be strong,
Let our souls be strong;
As strong as our leaders,
As our people,
Who sacrificed themselves for us
Who sacrificed themselves for future,
Creator is to artist
as scientist is to technician.
I ain't no fucking electrician.
I am electricity.
I have velocity.
Enough for an attrocity.
No animosity.
But I got to be
Childhood has begun to fade; finding your purpose is the aim. The pieces of life spread apart like trinkets of a game. Glow until you grow or until growing causes glowing. Beginning higher education challenges everything you know.Questioning the p
Missed a deadline on scholarship applications
on college applications
Then, that seemlingly dead line from my Dad
"Nobody stays a kid forever," turned into a lifeline
In the heart of the Bay Area
There's a lost little girl with a head full of curls
And the weight of the world on her shoulders
But her story is colder
I see you smile.
And I smile back.
We all laugh at the same dumb joke,
A feeling I had forgotten.
It almost wasn’t recognizable.
I
“I hear that when God closes a door
he must open a window.”
Sister Louise did not respond to my joke.
She was unmoved from her post
at the window,
as if waiting for God
to emerge from the rain
Failure.
It always going to be this bad.
Grown so desolate, so indulged, so scared.
Do what you want to do.
Do what you can do.
Do the best that you can to succeed.
The creeping dark is there
Waiting for me to slip
The creeping dark is there
Helping my feet to trip
The creeping dark is there
Freezing my heart and soul
The creeping dark is there
I challenged my future to a staring contest
My eyes bore holes into the dark unknown
The balance of time has caused my unrest
So I gaze at the void until my will runs low.
Time will tell when I give up the game
Springs under pressure:
pushed deep,
they rise up the highest.
But only if they keep on
pushing straight back.
When having no one by your side...Walk Alone
When you see dreams with open eyes...Walk Alone
When you have a vision of a beautiful life...Walk Alone
When no one understands, no one supports... Walk Alone
No matter how mountain-high the difficulties appear to be,
they are all terrible but delusions...
Crush your fear and it banishes...
Face your fear and it vanishes...
A parent who works hard day and night
A parent who sacrifices to give you light
Someone to lean on, someone to cry on
My love for you can go on and on
You provide love and shelter for all your kids
Success is the ripples in currents of water
that draws in or deters people who cannot stand
against it's current path. Determination is a
wind that cannot be stopped and has no point
A mountain compared to the girl
Towering so far above her
She swears the moon dips right below it
Hammer in one hand, chisel in the other
She moves forward on the whispers
Sixteen years, eight months, & two-hundred twenty days.
Though it feels like time continues to fade away,
what you have taught me throughout my life always stay.
Hey, what do I have to say
I only had a dime and a nickel to my name
I crave the high life, as far as the eyes can see
And when I make it, aint nobody will mess with me
Hey, I'm gonna do big things
Iram, Lost Iram
Lost, alone, and wandered scars
Scrutinizing time
Thunders rise and soon take flight
Tinted skies with essence sighs
A good day
Joy laden all the way
Tainted only by the decay
Of my feeble body
Such a minute piece of my being
When I was 11, I started starving myself
When I was 13, I started cutting myself
When I was 15, I kissed a boy who had a girlfriend
When I was 16, I made a lot of mistakes
When I was 16, I decided I needed to change
I am not saying I’m suicidal,I think I just get tired easily,It’s always a battle of survival,To fight to live a life successfully,
a thought cannot be cultivated.
if, it is not planted first
in the mind - which, unsedated,
remains awake with conscious thirst.
a thought cannot grow or sprout
if, the mind does not quench it
All this time, and I still can't fathom
How inveterately gentle you are;
You are an impossible amalgam,
A sundry of delightful examplars.
With soft words and a sonorous message,
Listen to me, you apathetic, groggy naysayer of the morn,
Downcast with your expression baggy-eyed and forlorn;
Get up and get going, nurse your lethargy no more!
I promise you I will work until the earth has shriveled into a husk,
I will in earnest devote every hour of my life from dawn until dusk
To that cause you praise and sing and venerate.
Dear…
Old friend who made me happy,ecstatic,and Joyful
You kept me calm,collected, and full of life
Old friend you…
Dear soul,
Pain is inevitable, suffering is a figment of your imagination
All of that hatred, all of that frustration
It’ll control you like a corporation
There lies the road ahead
Vacant, with a tint of a luminescent red
So empty, not one step has been made
Weight crumbling upon the shoulders
It feels like a thousand boulders
Heavy
Refrained and scared
2mac,
When you can no longer breathe,
When you have no one else to rely on,
When you lose sight of the surface,
Float.
Dear my old self,
I wish you had the commons sense to do better,
but in the end you made me better.
Your pure heart and your tender ways,
All you need was a little backbone and some base.
Dear Ryan,
You didn’t know me way back when…
I struggled to read with my kin,
Mom studied by day and worked by night.
Dad held three jobs, struggling with all his might.
Wings with lift to soar
When you can't take any more
What you never saw before
Wings with lift to soar
I blinked and this week's been
Who knows what will be in futureIt is said its the mystery of life Imagine if you knew what's tomorrowThen, why would you fight?
#BecauseILoveYou
Can I trust you?
In high school
I'm Currently in one.
A relationship I mean
It starts off all green and circumstantial
It's a sad day
on Lancaster
Get fifty a day
Living this way
Makes for a sad day
Tip toe around
Left out on the ground
No one else but yourself around
Always be determined
To give it one hundred percent
Rise to the occasion
Be great, be excellent
Never stop believing
Possess a winning attitude
Lift yourself upward
And show your gratitude
It was told that a leader of many
Would not see the morning moon.
That the giver of plenty,
Would die too soon.
Today, he decides to live alongside The Light’s curse.
One step, one breath in. Two step, two breath in. Three step, three breath in. Four step, four breath in. Repeat.
Where did you go
My Soul, my soul?
Oh God do answer
For only you know.
My soul, my soul
To where did you leave?
Or are you trapped within pulsating walls
Where the darkness does so cleave?
I, too, sing America.
I am determined.
They say I don’t have common sense
They don’t think I can manage myself.
But I know what I am capable of,
You taught me how to be a "man"
My bad. You taught me how to be responsible
You taught me to stare at the obstacles
And overcome the impossible
You taught me that sometimes
I must blaze my own trail
I am who I am,
I am what I am,
I am who I want to be, what I am meant to be,
What I have survived,
What I have struggled.
I cried on election night.
Frozen in fear as I stared at my phone,
I tried to not imagine my friends being dragged away
beaten, bruised, barebacked
like the kids in the history books
when another man said
Knight Hawk gazed at the falling leaves
The brown folly they had become
His heart sunk within his chest
As he looked out the window high
Above the freezing ground whereby
A year is an hour An hour is a second Look at the clock tower Time goes by slow was what I reckoned The future was near but seemed so far I was living in the past To see that I was dwelling on a scar Time moves at the speed of light, silent
Three hundred and sixty-five days ago,
I didn’t see,
I didn’t know.
Now my path seems so much clearer!
Time speeds up,
fate draws nearer.
Even if I knew what to do,
What does this matter even mean to you?
Don't chastise me for what's been done.
If I recall correctly,
You didn't disagree.
Sure, the result wasn't favorable,
1 year
12 months
366 days
Every path was altered
Every fiber of skin was touched differently
Im here to tell you a couple things.
1. Life isnt easy.
It never meant to be easy.
2. There are always better people than you.
There will always be competition
3. There will always be people worse than you.
In 2016
A cloud of depression hovered over me
I felt hopeless
And angry and empty
Why couldn't I just be happy?
I have a great life
And a loving family
Caring friends and many talents
Since I was a kid I have always looked toward the future;
Being a high school senior seemed so exciting.
I looked forward to the prom, to the football games,
This moment right here,
Is when you learn to heal on your own.
Make amends to fact that his body can no longer lay next to you
As you weep your struggles to his shoulders.
One step forward
Two steps back
Is this ever true
One move closer
Two backtracks
Creates new paths for you
One truth found
Two lies learned
Can you, for sure, say that you are alright?
I, with utter ease, can say no I’m not.
I am like a porcelain doll, fragile,
I am easy to break, easy to bend, helpless
There is no magic spell necessary to make one go above and beyond.
It does not require knowledge from Hogwartz nor a magic wand.
All that is necessary is to make the very most of whatever you are
working on.
I see the person in the mirror each morning and cast them aside,
Because every day I shed the skin of yesterday to become amplified.
I wake up in a flash (ready to go),I hurry in a dash (never slow),Jumping onto my bike (ready to go),Bolting through the street pikes (never slow)...
With everlasting determination
Unlike most, leaving my warm bed does not cause great sorrow,
It is no struggle, no challenge, and there is no courage that I need to borrow.
I got up today for the same reason as yesterday and tomorrow.
Everytime iy's supposed to get better,
But it never does
But this time,
This time it will.
No more waiting on the sidelines,
No more waiting for the rain to stop,
Dear Me,
You are strong,
You are beautiful,
You are capable,
You are smart,
You will get through this.
Nobody can control you,
'Seize the day' they say,
or else you'll fade away.
This is the final age,
before we take the stage.
The golden age of seventeen,
we dance in childhood's final scene,
Alright so it’s been a while
I feel like this is a journal entry
to the lifestyle of myself
So much to mention, so much to say
All on this pad with what seems to be
Where our voice cannot reach
Poetry is the bridgework
We write what we cannot say out loud
And our voices are deafening
The strong voice
That proclaims
That I won't give up
Has withered
Into a whisper
That mumbles
I want to live
And people will talk
People will point
There will be laughs
Here is a villanelle structured poem in iambic pentameter that offers a word of advice to the BLM movement...
Flames burned through the night
They wouldn’t be put down without a fight.
Determination etched off each spark
Lighting up every inch of the dark.
It starts here
Right now
Your determination
Returns
And your goals
Are ever clearer
It's within your grasp
But will you take it?
Your dreams in reach
If you just stretch
Spreading in the air
Like a toxic drug
Dripping with intensity
Soaking in the tub
Lathered with bubbles
Popping one by one
Drifting softly in the air
Wandering without a care
The blank document on the computer screen rears its ugly head
It's a quiet Tuesday night and it's raining while I'm staring at the computer
How could I write a poem on something like this?
All I need is myself
For in me there is strength
Hidden talents
But as an open book I feed my flaws
Precious child, you were put onto this world with ever lasting love.Like a dove,You
Informed; I pack my deserted island duffle bag
Like Icarus and Sisyphus I set my feet to sand
Action cannot exist as past, and my time is at hand
Whether fall, fail or crumble I have nothing but my will
Strength is about determinationthe power one has when things get toughFighting through the frustrationand remembering that life can be rough
That warm blooming in your chest.
A immense feeling to do something
Urging you to make or be something worth while.
That is Determination.
The most powerful feeling inside us humans.
I don't need a society telling me how I should be
Skinny
with a thigh gap
and big breasted
with leather tan skin
I don't need my parents telling me what I can't do
you can't go to the college you want
Determination: I can't lose this
In recreation or school
I try to abide by this personal rule
Determination: I can't lose this
This is what will continue my life
I have my belongings,
my family and friends,
and all the simple things
that help to meet ends,
but to rely on another heart
is emotional suicide.
In a world where living
Oh, to be mad, what a wonderful thing
Oh, to hear, such sweet symphonies
Oh, to live, so joyful and free
Oh, to know, to understand, to see
Yet, to be mad, is held in poor light
(Idea for the name of this poem and the characters in the picture are from the videogame Undertale by Toby Fox.)
So, the situation is this:I'm stuck on a deserted island, and I have the things I might need to survive.
Raised to work
Raised to survive
Raised to live but never feel alive
Raised to hate by twisted fates from prior hearts that had no ounces
Raised to fail in the eyes of success
WHERE ARE YOU, LOVE!?
Where are you oh love,
That tears my heart apart,
With waters of loneliness?
Where are you oh love,
That puts asunder, what the wind of joy tries to tye together?
I’m playing Jenga and I’ve decided
it’s the child’s version
of Russian roulette
because she’ll never stop
not when one block falls
not when they all fall.
Whips. They’re flames of hatred about his body; cutting deep into the flesh and making him bleed.
Fortitude.
It is a word I have grown accustomed to.
Fortitude.
Next to it, my God given name is found.
Strength is embedded in my shoulders proudly supporting this determined head of mine
I am but a mere quirk in the face of billions, shifting my way down on a path that shall leave me dispersed.
Times have shaped the outline of my brain, leaving me so estranged from the me of the past,
Happiness is key
And to those who don’t understand that, I am the giving tree
Advice is an understatement
My brain is taking complete control
and it just won't stop.
I keep shaking all the way to my soul;
I can feel my heart drop.
My hands go over my ears,
I am the child of seething ignorence.
The rope in a game of Tug-of-War.
I am the child whos integrity was forfeited to a never ending sea of right and wrong,
labeled as nothing more than a "lost cause"
I am...
the one who hopes you will be okay in the morning when your boyfriend moves away.
I am....
the love that you had and wish you could have back. I am the one that willingly gives it to you.
Press 'Play'
so that life can
begin. Be introduced into
into a new world that
you have never been.
Fast forward to a better time
and remind yourself along the way
A pop of color,
A shimmer of light,
That is all you need
To feel a little less trite.
A hint of pink,
A bit of blue,
Paint your canvas, oh sky,
This is your venue.
I see that dragon,
His world was finite,
With colors of yellow, green, and orange
And a little bit of brown.
His world was speckled
on all sides of him;
All three sunset walls.
The only variable was at the zenith,
Broken.
Brittle.
Uncapable.
These are the
Words I hear.
Everyday.
I believe it.
How can someone
So little change the world?
But I am strong.
I am capable.
Silence is the enemy,
Never too far away.
Other fears have begun to flee,
Yet it seems to linger and stay.
Why must quiet fill the room
Every time I go to speak?
Luscious green grass covers the field
It is a battlefield for some
And entertainment for others
Many words have been unspoken between you and I
memories good and bad unheard of.
A bond that has been torn.
To my mother, I say to you.
I forgive you.
And I wrote these thoughts down in my head
Where they would never be spoken of again
Until the findings of a fragile mind erupt in time
And space, gathering the courage to be
Who am I?
My birth name is Shelby.
But that's changed over the years; shrimp, chipmunk, penguin, shorty.
School was rough. Not always fitting in.
Graduation set me free.
Now - I am me.
I am a girl, that's how I was born.
I am an athlete, a girl ATHLETE that is me.
I work hard everyday training and studying starting in the morn.
A classic night on the town
no one knows whats under the gown.
Is it a man, a woman, a being perhaps?
now its left to people to fill in the gaps.
Oh it's a man, sure as can be-
I am a woman. Therefore, I am power.
A typical woman is said to bloom like a flower.
Why bloom like a flower, when you can sting like a bee?
I am fearless, and I will be a queen.
Listen to me, oh Muse, and help me tell the story
Of the young man with great determination.
The one who worked for years on a single goal
To turn his belt the darkest of all colors.
To wish upon a star
Is to latch your dreams onto the insubstantial
To meld fantasy into reality
And believe in something magical
The tiny pinpricks of light
Each the capital of its own nation
Determination
Being 13 years old,
Getting to step onto the court with the “big kids”
A sense of pride spewing out of my parents,
#NoFilter, I can’t be her
Not actually a girl, prefer to be my own
Version of self-expression, my decision alone
I don’t wear the idealized pink skirts
Sexism and racism in society irks
a past coverd by inkwell black and white memories
and a preasent full of unfamilar faces
who am i?
unplugged
i am glowstick; a light in many colors and shapes
My feet are as smooth as my words
Time is moving fast
I wish I can slow it down
But Some people I be messing with they never come around
It's like I'm the only one that's down
You can ask my town
Silence both at peace and war. Wanted and resented, silence consumes the world and all who call it home. For years, all throughout the start of my life, just as most children, I thought silence to be, a stranger of my actions.
They say when you want something,
You’ll do anything to get it.
They say if you try hard enough,
You are bound to get it.
If you do not feel anything
When your fingers touch a keyboard
You are not a poet
If there is not the slightest rhythm
From the syllables stampeding
In a Socratic circle
You stay up late with your coffee filled veins,As I scribble down your name.And baby, I dream with my eyes open,I can't ever be the same.
Never fail to notice your intuition
Enduring life
When it becomes chaotic
Compelled to make rapid decisions
My mind is gifted
So let's live,
And let love.
Where is this coming from?
My heart says yes,
In you I obsess.
And I'm losing my mind,
But I swear that it's fine...
Just commit me now,
Alarm clock blaring, both eyes open slowFigure it must be the fourth or fifth goFix messy bed head, scarf down instant mealStumble into tiny automobileDash down highway, down backstreet as well
We dress up and make-up to impress on a daily basis
With mascara and tear stains on our faces we still smile
Because we know we are the strength that keeps you warm
We’ve been through it all, the rise and the falls….
Oh, the intensity that I feelThe sweat dripping down my faceI concentrate on the stealNo, it does not include a base
27%
That number took the blood out of my face and the warmth out of my heart
27%
It’s only a number, but one that haunts me and might define me
27%
Have you ever gotten to know that one child out of the family that chooses to lock themselves inside their room and invent new stories to tell all day? That would be where I began.
As I ruminate over everything my parents had done for me
I declare in my thought, before it slips, it gets caught
I will repay them back for the hardwork they did so I can be here, now
Mistakes grow by the day,
and are remembered in the
broken blueness of yesterday.
Above the brown eyes,
Where colors fade to white
A match it lit, a burning, of ones delight
The eyes burn and shine, singing
A runaway goal to follow,
Inner revolution,
Up and coming,
Cases pile high on my desk. I sigh.Another lost soulsixteen and desperate.
These Judges fear blood as we step in it everyday-the cement is never purely clean.Suits discussing white collar crime while
Swimming casually in the sea
I come to an ocean full of diverse creatures
The creatures speak but I do not underestand
Caught in a fish net
The creatures play and swim in the deep I go to them
I have a thought on my mind
and a hunger in my core,
I need to fill up my heart before it’s over.
I need to see the pressure rise
just as I escape demise--
Why are you so down on yourself? Do you not know what greatness you have?
How do you deal with the negativity in life? Don’t you know what you are made of?
I feel as more than flesh and bone
When I walk my feet don’t drag a corpse
Because I’ve heard the song of my heartbeat’s tone,
The melody beyond all words
Thirty Thousand two hundred forty minutes,
The length of five hundred and four hours,
A total of twenty-one days,
Three weeks yet a lifetime.
The shiny hardwood floor smells of my biggest dreams.
Had a lot of disappointment in my life,
not graduating tops it,
I cry a million times,
but who hears me,
It does not matter how many times I clear my mind,
it always seems to come back,
How is it that you took a whole person and then shatter their being?
How is it that you can make me the happiest and the saddest person in the universe?
Just listen
And listen to me good.
Hang on to every word I’m about to say.
Because I really mean it.
Don’t take it as a joke
But really understand what I feel.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live in a Disney-type world?
Feather-light footsteps. True, unparalleled romance and love that compares to no other. Completely, blissfully carefree.
Eighteen score years ago, a cradled crying baby - who was given an enlightened path - was born
Questions everyday
What you're how old?
How did you even get here, your a baby?
Omg! You're a baby, my little sister/brother is your age.
You should not be here, go back to highschool where you belong.
Unknown Sorts
Become my torch
Beauty in light
Guide me through this twilight
Stronger than others
What is the most powerful thing in the world?
Is it the desire to achieve greatness?
Or is it your desire to crawl out of bed in the morning knowing you have to get to class and can't be late?
as i picked up my dad's guitar
i thought
"yeah, i got this"
and i wowed the audience with a flawless rendition of puff the magic dragon
drawing my influences from the 1973 gibson itself
I come from the Bottom, I told all my family and genuine friends that I got them. I'm determined to make it, nobody is going to give me anything so I have to take it.
I am the dreamer of a million things
the one who believes in all those nostalgic childhood dreams
as time grows, so does the concept of doubt constantly looming,
I am who I am whether anyone likes it or not. I work hard each and everyday to become a better person but at times it doesnt get acknowledged and im scared to stand up because I dont want to be made fun or get talked about.
Obstacles are essential
to life as a whole.
All you need to do is show potential
and make a nice goal
to get through it all.
Whether your trouble
is big or small,
A man stood there, alone in the room, looking out its windows.It was his last day in his home, a home in a land not truly his, amongst a people not his own,But he loved them.And this was his home.
What are mere days in peaceful surburbia
seem like years in boot camp purgatory,
with the body at attention day and night
and the mind a sharpened repository;
weakness meets physical and emotional battery,
Determination became a cop. Her job was hard on her the moment she earned her badge. She fought down the demons that lurked inside the criminals, all in the name of Justice. Determination was unstoppable.
You have to be willing to try, try again
Your mind set should be, "Yes, yes I can!"
Do not let fear strike in your heart,
Worrying and fear will tear you apart.
Don't let the little things get you down,
Broken home. Young mom of two at twenty two. Girl you're a fool, just another statistic. More mouths to feed in that welfare line, no she said not today. Lets go to college I'll lead the way.
On a cold Monday night of 95, came into the world a 7-pound baby with blue eyes, pee-wee hands and feet.
Joy and happiness spread across the audience’s faces.
Ma and Pa were excited to have their first precious new-born home.
Who's to blame?We're all just so different,we take it for granted that we're right;point the fingers at anyone elseand mock the system.Just consider this:maybe we have our own way
When I fell, someone told me I was supposed to be there, I shook my head in disagreement 'cause I knew that wouldn't be fair. Until I fell again, and I wrapped myself in disappointment, I couldn't prove them wrong, I couldn't omit my opponent.
What is life? I often asked my self. Sometime in the mist of everything it feel like God must not exist because in my darkest hours I remember being alone.
The rising of anxiety, is riding me, so privately and I can't seem to find my needs, so I just sit here silently, No sense of propiety, eats my soul so violently, I'm hiding from society, I'm fighting myself mindlessly, My mind blocks signs of pie
It’s Crazy How People Can Remember
The Time They Had Spent With People
More Than They Can Remember The Answers To An Exam.
I Guess We All Know What We Cherish The Most...
I Knew A Guy ,
"Playful, yet serious"
I've been called.
"Humoristic, yet dedicated"
I've been tagged.
"Lazy, yet diligent"
I've been seen as.
"Slacker, yet focused"
I've been recognized as.
A visionary,That’s what they called me.A dreamer, with an unrealistic point of view.It baffled me,Who were they to tell me how to dream?My old fashioned, revolutionary opinions were mine and mine alone.
Through halls painted white, I walk to my class.
With courage and pride, I look through the glass.
Though scared I am of another new school,
I will do my best to not be the fool.
I struggled against my restraints
I was forced here,
into a cage
I wasn't meant to be locked away
I have things to do,
Places to see,
People to meet
To be considered great at something, you need experience
To be considered smart about something, you need experience
To be considered successful with something, you need experience.
Today I'm making a path of my ownTo show the world that I have grownIn confidence and strength I walkThis growing path, nothing will blockI'll make a difference, I'll make a change
If you take a look at her,
You’d think she never struggled
Or cried.
But if you asked her questions
Such as, “If you could go back in time,
Would you change anything?”
Is this the end?
Or just the end of the beginning,
The path in front of me seems infinite,
The more I run, the longer it extends.
Yet I can not stop because my heart wills it.
The pain and the agony,
We all must face
At some point in our lives
An insurmountable force
Impossible to push aside.
Something
That challenges our strength
Our character
And our pride.
"You make me feel, You make me feel, You make me feel.."Perfect.And if I'm perfectly honest I can't help it.All my attempts at being disaffectedAre utterly demolished,When faced with your affection.
History is in the making.
As a matter fact it's very similar to baking.
A little salt for the flavor and biter root for the haters.
Then add some sugar to the mix and you have the beginning of a flick.
“You can write poetry too”
So said my friend of too few years
I dared not believe him
How could I believe?
The written word
In a poetic form
I never dared to write
The words flow from my heart
And into my revolving conscious
Where at the jot of a pen they part,
And with revision, I am cautious.
Poetry is me,
And I am poetry.
Shadows eclipse my weary soulBattle wounds can take its tollWhy am I to be this way?To make that choice this very dayThoughts driven by doubt revolveFears dimmed by peace disolve
What shall become of the worldAs our finger around the trigger is curledAs people continue to fight their brothersDestruction is the answer to win all the powersBut what is power when no one is left
You told her, “You can do it all!”
So she tried to climb a mountain
But she couldn’t afford a harness
So she went to sell lemonade
But you said, “Aim higher!”
So she went to sell wooden knickknacks
Its a shame how this world can care less about an education
When Martin Luther did all this fighting on segregation
but all it takes is a little focus and dedication
a little interest to learn and preperation
I smile because it's gorgeous
& cry because I'm hurt
I don't take no ish from ANYONE
Because I value my self worth
I dance because I can
& laugh because it's funny
Niggas stay fishin'
I've been to the bottom
and I have felt alone,
But as I look around
away is where I'm blown,
I'm surrounded by love
always have and always will be,
The endless support
amazes me,
They say it's always darkest before dawn
When the night is approaching
And you know that once it is dark you can't be rid of the darkness
I was approaching the darkness
I didn't care about college
Is education the key to success?
Education alone does not change the world; it is merely a part of that change.
Thoughts, determination and perseverance, on the other hand, hold a bigger part in the key to success.
I’m not an exceptionTo the ruleYet, I try so hardI’m like one grain in the sandA particle in the skyI’m nothing but a spectacleYet, I try so hard
Full circle
Press forward, harder, stronger…show ’em what you’re made of.
Prick your finger – blood. You are human,
Alive.
Harness the light,
Grasp it, hold it…be one with it.
What I've learned about success
It takes more than just fate
Your destiny calls to you
But always ignore the hate
Dreams take some time
No matter how talented you are
I never once had a plan
my mom a drunk
my dad abandoned
me
for whatever reason
it was just unfair
so how could I
an emotionally hurt human being
do better
Waiting for that one rival that I'm willing to chase down the mountain in an epic race
We'll see whos the better driver
Catch me face to face and I'll show you this mountains number one ace
I can feel the breeze touching my face
Falling down on my toes, as I stand outside the door
Waiting for you to let me in,
So I can share with you all our goals and dreams
As I stand here
I am optimistic and determined
I wonder how far away it is from me
I hear loud shouts of hope
I see that this will not be easy
I want to fulfill this dream
I am optimistic and determined
Running down the field
Sun shining bright, sky bluer than the ocean, grass green and smooth
It all feels so natural
My gloves snug around my fingers with just the slightest amount of moisture against my palms
Violets are blue
Roses are red
He fled higher than me
Then he's probably dead
But then again
He's in a better place
So no worries
I'll be the one
To take your place
So now you’re gone
Go, little sheep, from this
bare and desolate land.
Go from this wicked place
with its whips and brands.
Go, press onward through
the cold gates that bar the way
Go, leave this dark world
What can a fish do without his fins
Will he still be able to swim towards ocean's end
What can a tiger do without his claws
Will he still be able to catch his prey right under his paws
She was,
Independent, Smart, Diligent,
Now she is,
Despondent, Weak, Pathetic--
She was,
my Idol, my bestfriend, My Mother.
Now she is,
a Lush, a deadbeat, A Stranger--
Sitting in her habitat, her comfort zone, her world, thinking of who she is and what makes her that girl, who's known and unknown, grown and ungrown, thinking of possibilities in a life she doesn't own. She seeks health and opportunities.
Don’t, Don’t
Can’t, Won’t
You’ve used every excuse more than once
But I won’t forget
My vow above all
Against you I promise to bear a grudge
Is it right?
Is it rational?
I don’t care
No turning back,
The tunnel is sealed.
It’s pitch black,
But I’ve got a lantern
To wield.
A tiny speck
In a big dark cave
Deserves the same respect
As a brilliant flame.
